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SVG – SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS ............................................................................ 1

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY ....................................................................................................... 2

FEATURES OF SVG................................................................................................................. 2
SUPERIOR COLOR CONTROL .............................................................................................. 2
ZOOMING .......................................................................................................................... 2
TEXT-BASED FILES ............................................................................................................ 2
INTERACTIVITY AND INTELLIGENCE .................................................................................. 3
SVG DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL (DOM)............................................................................ 3
SVG PRE-CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 3
THE APPLICATION DEMO ...................................................................................................... 3
SVG AND QUICKTEST............................................................................................................ 4
FAST VIEW ON THE SVG OBJECT ...................................................................................... 4
Problematic issues ...................................................................................................... 6
THE SVG OBJECT .............................................................................................................. 6
INTERACTION BETWEEN SCRIPTS IN HTML AND SVG....................................................... 7
The Source Code ........................................................................................................ 8
Retrieving Data......................................................................................................... 13

SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML markup language for describing two -
dimensional vector graphics, both static and animated, and either declarative or
scripted. It is an open standard created by the World Wide Web Consortium.
SVG allows three types of graphic objects:
Vector graphic shapes (e.g. paths consisting of straight lines and curves, and
areas bounded by them)
Raster graphics images / digital images
Text
Graphical objects can be grouped, styled, transformed and composited into
previously rendered objects. Text can be in any XML namespace suitable to the
application, which enhances searchability and accessibility of the SVG graphics.
The feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter
effects, template objects and extensibility.
SVG drawings can be dynamic and interactive. The Document Object Model
(DOM) for SVG, which includes the full XML DOM, allows straightforward and
efficient vector graphics rich set of event handlers such as onmouseover and
onclick can be assigned to any SVG graphical object. Because of its compatibility
and leveraging of other Web standards, features like scripting can be done on SVG
elements and other XML elements from different namespaces simultaneously
within the same web page.
If storage space is an issue, SVG images can be saved with gzip compression, in
which case they may be called "SVGZ files". Because XML contains verbose text, it
tends to compress very well and these files can be much smaller. Often however
the original vector-file (SVG) is already smaller than the rasterised version.

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Development history

SVG was developed by the W3C SVG Working Group starting in 1998, after
Macromedia and Microsoft introduced Vector Markup Language (VML) whereas
Adobe Systems and Sun Microsystems submitted a competing format known as
PGML. The working group was chaired by Chris Lilley of the W3C.
SVG 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation on 2001-09-04.
SVG 1.1 became a W3C Recommendation on 2003-01-14. The SVG 1.1
specification is modularized in order to allow subsets to be defined as profiles.
Apart from this, there is very little difference between SVG 1.1 and SVG 1.0.
SVG Tiny and SVG Basic (the Mobile SVG Profiles) became W3C
Recommendations on 2003-01-14. These are described as profiles of SVG 1.1.
SVG Tiny 1.2 and SVG Full 1.2 are both currently W3C Working Drafts. SVG
Tiny 1.2 was initially released as a profile, and later refactored to be a complete
specification, including all needed parts of SVG 1.1 and SVG 1.2. On 2006-07-
21 a new draft of the SVG Tiny 1.2 specification was released. A similarly
refactored draft for SVG 1.2 Full has not yet been released.

Features of SVG

SVG is a small file size.

On average, SVG files are smaller than other Web graphic formats, such as
JPEG and GIF, and are quick to download.

Superior color control

SVG offers a palette of 16 million colors and supports ICC color profiles, sRGB,
gradients, and masking.

Zooming

Users can magnify an image up to 1,600% without sacrificing sharpness, detail, or

clarity. Text stays text in SVG, images remains editable (within the source code)
and, more importantly, SVG is searchable (unlike in raster and binary
counterparts). There are no font or layout limitations, and users always see the
image the same way you do.

Text-based files

An SVG file is text-based, not binary. It is a "human readable" format much like
HTML. Even a beginner can look at SVG source code and immediately make sense
of the descriptive content relative to the graphic representation.

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Interactivity and intelligence

Since SVG is XML-based, it offers unparalleled dynamic interactivity. SVG images

can respond to user actions with highlighting, tool tips, special effects, audio, and
animation.

SVG Document Object Model (DOM)

The SVG DOM can be seen in the following address:

http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/svgdom.html

SVG Pre-Conditions

To practice the examples on this chapter you first must download the Adobe SVG
Viewer. In QuickTest you must check the ActiveX and Web addin.
You can download the Adobe SVG Viewer plugin from the following address:
http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/main.html

The Application Demo

To practice the Visual Building Search demo please download the demo from the
following address: http://www.adobe.com/svg/demos/vbs/html/frameset.html

Figure 1 - Visual Building Search

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SVG and QuickTest

The SVG is an ActiveX element, so, when starting QuickTest on your computer,
don’t forget to check the Web and ActiveX options, in the add-in manager.

Figure 2 - QuickTest Addin Manager

Fast View on the SVG Object

To accomplish a fast view on the object please click the QuickTest Object Spy
button on the QuickTest toolbar or select Tools > Object Spy; then select to point
finger button and indicate one of the SVG panels.

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Figure 3 - Spying the SVG

As you can see the SVG is an ActiveX technology; it is identified as an ActiveX

object of type SVG Document.
So, how can we work with this ActiveX?
The solution is by using the run-time methods and properties.

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Figure 4 – SVG Run-time methods

Problematic issues
There are a few methods to retrieve information from the SVG document.
There are hundreds of properties, complex hierarchies and a lot of research
work.
This is a Java technology and QuickTest uses VBScript, is difficult to watch
some object properties and methods at run-time.
Run-time methods are good for application developers, as automation
developers, activating the run-time method can cause damage or unexpected
results to the current application session.
As automation developers we want to be as close as possible, to human users,
by simulating all user operation (mouse and keyboard).
I found that by using run-time methods to set values and change the SVG,
does not update the XML file (SVGDocument) attached to the application.

The SVG object

There are 2 important primary methods, to retrieve the SVG objects

1. getSVGDocument()

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2. getWindow()

The getSVGdocument Returns the SVGDocument object for the referenced SVG
document. It means that it return the attached XML file of the SVG technology.
We don’t want to test the SVG technology; we want to test our application that
uses the SVG technology.
So the method should not be used by automation developers.
Please add the SVG ActiveX to your object repository, note that are to frames.
The left frame is the navigation frame, and the right one is the main frame.
You can change the logical names of the objects, to be more familiar with the
objects types.

Figure 5 - The Object Repository

Interaction between Scripts in HTML and SVG

Each SVG embedded in HTML has its own ECMAScript "window" (global) object
which can be accessed using getWindow() call. All functions and variables
defined on global level in SVG can be accessed through this object. This is very
similar to accessing objects in different HTML frames. Vise versa, HTML "window"
(global) object can be accessed through parent variable from SVG scripts.
Option Explicit
Dim oSvgWin, oSVG
'--- Return the ActiveX object
Set oSVG = Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("main").ActiveX("SVGDoc").Object
'--- Return the SVG window
Set oSvgWin = oSVG.getWindow()
Stop

Run the above code, and add to the Watch expressions in QuickTest debugger
the variable oSvgWin

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Figure 6 - getWindow() reference object

The Source Code

This is the SVG document under the navigation frame. We need to retrieve the
positions of the buttons West Tower, East Tower and the floors, for this, we need
to know the objects id’s. We also need the Display object, to retrieve the current
data. As I said before, every SVG Document has an XML file. To retrieve the
buttons id’s we need to see the XML source for this SVG document. To retrieve
the XML file, we need the access to the source code of the SVG document.

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Figure 7 – The Panel Art object

Figure 8 - Retrieving the source code

Perform a right-click on the Navigator SVG panel and select Copy SVG as shown
above in figure

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Figure 9 - Xml view on notepad

Or If you have Altova XMLSpy http://www.altova.com/

Figure 10 - Altova XMLSpy, Text view

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Figure 11 - Altova Grid View

Note the follow id’s floorTxt, buildingTxt, under buttons tag
b18, b17 etc.
Those represent the button objects; so how do I retrieve the button b17 object?
With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav")
Set b17 =.ActiveX("SVGDoc").Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("b17")
End With

Since that we already know the id name of the tag, use the method
getElementById from the SVG document as shown above. Run the above code,
add a break point and add the b17 object to the Quicktest Watch Expression
panel

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Figure 12 - b17 object properties and methods

As you see, there’s a lot of run-time information, also a lot of unnecessary

information for the automation task. To retrieve additional information about the
objects, you need to know the basics of XML. For the automation task, we need
only to know the current position of the button. The method getBBox will fit for the
mission.

Figure 13 - getBBox method

nX = b17.getBBox().x

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nY = b17.getBBox().y
nW = b17.getBBox().width
nH = b17.getBBox().height
'--- Calculating the middle coordinates to perform click
nPosX = Round(nX + (nW / 2), 0)
nPosY = Round(nY + (nH / 2), 0)
'--- Using the Click method
With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav")
.ActiveX("SVGDoc").Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn
End With

Note: Remember that SVG is implemented in Java. Java is a case sensitive

programming language; the same method will work for all other buttons.

Retrieving Data

<g style="fill-rule:nonzero;clip-rule:nonzero;fill:#FF0000;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0;stroke-miterlimit:4;">
<text id="floorTxt" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 22.6074 40.1719)" startOffset="0"><tspan x="0" y="0"
style="stroke:none; font-family:'RussellSquare-Oblique'; font-size:26;">E-14</tspan></text>
<text id="buildingTxt" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 26.1318 54.0337)" startOffset="0"><tspan x="0" y="0"
style="stroke:none; font-family:'RussellSquare-Oblique'; font-size:12;">San Jose</tspan></text>
</g>

We want to retrieve at run-time of course the values E-14 and San Jose.
Between the “g” tags there’s 2 additional children tags; text id=floorTxt and
text id=buildingTxt
With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav").ActiveX("SVGDoc")
Set oTxt = .Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("buildingTxt")
End With

The next child tag (not attribute) is the tspan

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Figure 14 – The span Tag

In the XML tag we see that, the text San Jose is not an attribute of tspan But, is
another child of tspan, the number of tspan children is 1 as shown in Figure 15

Figure 15 – tspan children

Under getFirstchild method of tspan tag we see that the data attribute is the string
that we just need, as shown in below

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Figure 16 – firstChild Object

sData = oTxt.getFirstChild().getFirstChild().data
or
sData = oTxt.getFirstChild().getFirstChild().nodeValue
or
oTxt.getFirstChild().childNodes.item(0).nodeValue

Example1

In the following example code we click the West Tower button The expected
result is W San Jose then click the East Tower button and then the floor 13
button, the expected result now is E-13 San Jose To calculate the center
coordinates I wrote a private local Sub, it is possible to put that function is an
external vbs resource file.

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The Source Code

Option Explicit
Dim nPosX, nPosY
Dim oBtn, oBuildTxt, oFloorTxt
Dim sData
Private Sub GetMiddle(ByVal oItem, ByRef nClickX, ByRef nClickY)
Dim nW, nH, nX, nY
nX = oItem.getBBox.x
nY = oItem.getBBox.y
nW = oItem.getBBox.width
nH = oItem.getBBox.height
nClickX = Round(nX + (nW/2), 0)
nClickY = Round(nY + (nH/2), 0)
End Sub

With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav").ActiveX("SVGDoc")
Set oBtn =.Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("WestTower")
Set oBuildTxt = .Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("buildingTxt")
Set oFloorTxt = .Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("floorTxt")
GetMiddle oBtn, nPosX, nPosY
'--- Clicking the West tower button - expected result "W San Jose"
.Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn : Wait 3
sData = oBuildTxt.getFirstChild().getFirstChild().data
If StrComp(sData, "San Jose") = 0 Then
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass, "Bld. Text", sData
Else
Reporter.ReportEvent micFail, "Bld. Text", "Exp: San Jose; Act: " & sData
End If
sData = oFloorTxt.getFirstChild().getFirstChild().data
If StrComp(sData, "W") = 0 Then
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass, "Floor Text", "W"
Else
Reporter.ReportEvent micFail, "Floor Text", "Exp: 'W'; Act: " & sData
End If
'--- Clicking East Tower Floor 13 - Expected result "E-13 San Jose"
'--- Clicking building east
Set oBtn = Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("EastTower")
GetMiddle oBtn, nPosX, nPosY
.Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn : Wait 1
'--- Clicking button foloor 13
Set oBtn =.Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("b11")
GetMiddle oBtn, nPosX, nPosY, 0
.Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn : Wait 3
sData = oFloorTxt.getFirstChild().getFirstChild().data
If StrComp(sData, "E-11") = 0 Then
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass, "Floor Text", "E-11"
Else
Reporter.ReportEvent micFail, "Floor Text", "Exp: 'E-11'; Act: " & sData
End If
Set oFloorTxt = Nothing : Set oBuildTxt = Nothing : Set oBtn = Nothing
End With

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Example2

In the following example code we click the East Tower button and then the floor
13 button, the expected result now is E-13 San Jose To calculate the center
coordinates I wrote a private local Sub, the bOffset flag = True returns the x
and y coordinates only, it is possible to put that function is an external vbs
resource file. The Program collects information about all the employees in the
current floor between room number 200 and 260, the result report will be
exported to an external MS-Excel file.

The Source Code

Option Explicit
Dim PosX, PosY, iLoop, nLoop, nRow, nFromRoomNo, nToRoomNo
Dim oBtn, oRoom, oInfo
Dim sData
Private Sub GetMiddle (ByVal oItem, ByRef nClickX, ByRef nClickY, ByVal bOffset)
Dim nW, nH, nX, nY
nX = oItem.getBBox.x
nY = oItem.getBBox.y
nW = oItem.getBBox.width
nH = oItem.getBBox.height
If bOffset Then
nClickX = Round(nX + (nW/2), 0)
nClickY = Round(nY + (nH/2), 0)
Else
nClickX = Round(nX,0)
nClickY = Round(nY,0)
End If
End Sub
With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav").ActiveX("SVGDoc")
'--- Clicking East Tower Floor 13

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Set oBtn = .Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("EastTower")

GetMiddle oBtn, nPosX, nPosY, True
'--- Clicking building east
.ActiveX("SVGDoc").Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn : Wait 3
'--- Clicking button floor 13
Set oBtn = .ActiveX("SVG Document").Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("b11")
GetMiddle oBtn, nPosX, nPosY, True
.Click nPosX, nPosY, micLeftBtn : Wait 3
With Browser("VBSearch").Page("VBSearch").Frame("nav")
'--- Moving to the main SVG document
nRow = 1 : nFromRoomNo = 200 : nToRoomNo = 280
For iLoop = nFromRoomNo To nToRoomNo
Set oRoom = .ActiveX("Floor").Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("Rm_" & i)
If Not oRoom is Nothing Then
GetMiddle oRoom, nPosX, nPosY, False
.ActiveX("Floor").MouseMove nPosX, nPosY : Wait 1
Set oInfo=.ActiveX("Info").Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("i1text")
If Not oInfo is Nothing Then
DataTable.LocalSheet.SetCurrentRow nRow
DataTable("RoomNo", dtLocalSheet) = i
DataTable("Name", dtLocalSheet) = oInfo.childNodes.item(0).data
Set oInfo = .ActiveX("Info").Object.getSVGDocument().getElementById("info1")
With oInfo.childNodes.item(1).getElementsByTagName("tspan")
sData = .item(0).firstChild.nodeValue
DataTable("Email", dtLocalSheet) = sData & "@sample.adobe.com"
sData = .item(1).firstChild.nodeValue
DataTable("Phone", dtLocalSheet) = sData
sData = .item(2).firstChild.nodeValue
DataTable("Role", dtLocalSheet) = sData
nRow = nRow + 1
Set oInfo = Nothing
End with
End If
End If
Wait 0,500
Next
Set oRoom = Nothing
End with
DataTable.ExportSheet "C:\Report.xls", dtLocalSheet

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